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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(<br/>''Also called'' VFR flight; formerly called contact flight.) An aircraft flight under conditions  that allow navigation by visual reference to the earth's surface at a safe [[altitude]] and with  sufficient [[horizontal visibility]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Such a flight operates under [[visual flight rules]]. <br/>''See also'' [[VFR on top]], [[VFR between layers]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 01:44, 29 March 2024

(Also called VFR flight; formerly called contact flight.) An aircraft flight under conditions that allow navigation by visual reference to the earth's surface at a safe altitude and with sufficient horizontal visibility.

Such a flight operates under visual flight rules.
See also VFR on top, VFR between layers.

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